Security News > 2018 > May

California tests digital license plates. Is tracking cars next?
2018-05-30 11:56

Beyond potential police surveillance, the plates could be as susceptible to hacking as other wireless and IoT technologies.

GDPR: What Every Organization Should Ask Itself
2018-05-30 11:51

Regulatory Issues Such as GDPR Are a Process in Which Security and Privacy Challenges Should Continuously be Addressed read more

Canadian Hacker Jailed For 5 Years Following Yahoo Breach
2018-05-30 11:48

Hacker-for-Hire Karim Baratov Fed Stolen Passwords to Alleged Russian OfficerCanadian citizen Karim Baratov has been sentenced to serve five years in U.S. federal prison after he admitted to...

Make certificate visibility and security a part of your overall security program
2018-05-30 11:45

In this podcast recorded at RSA Conference 2018, Asif Karel, Director of Product Management at Qualys, illustrates why certificate visibility and security should not just be bolted on but part of...

Despacito YouTube video hack – teenagers charged
2018-05-30 11:26

Web defacement is supposed to be an old-fashioned type of hack, but it probably didn’t look that way to YouTube viewers on 10 April.

Smart cities: New threats and opportunities
2018-05-30 11:15

As smart cities integrate connected technologies to operate more efficiently and improve the quality of city services, new vulnerabilities arise that require diligent governance of municipal...

Numbers Stations
2018-05-30 11:04

On numbers stations....

Facebook to be blocked in Papua New Guinea for one month
2018-05-30 10:53

The plan: figure out how it affects people; ID users behind fake accounts, fake news & porn posts; and maybe cook up its own social network.

U.S. Attributes Two More Malware Families to North Korea
2018-05-30 10:44

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have issued another joint technical alert on the North Korea-linked threat group known as Hidden Cobra....

Tor exit node admin acquitted of aiding terrorism
2018-05-30 10:37

As the administrator of a Tor exit node, it could have been anyone who used his IP address.